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“His entire family and my family were
super helpful,” Sydni says. “His family
is huge and we go through weddings all
the time, and my cousin had just gotten
married also. It was nice seeing things they
used and ways to plan. It was also helpful
to have close friends guide you. If I didn’t
have that, I don’t know if I would have had a
wedding — not that quick at least.”
Sydni knew she wanted to keep things
simple, and The Gin was the perfect place
to reflect her and Will’s personalities.
“I’m a very simple person and he is super
easy going,” she says. “I loved all the
greenery and the simplistic nature of it.”
It was also important to incorporate
certain personal elements into the
wedding. Will’s mom passed away in
2017, so Will did a dance with his younger
sister in leiu of a mother/son dance. Sydni
also wrapped a rosary made of flowers
from Will’s mom’s casket crushed into
pearls around her bridal bouquet. “We
tried to incorporate a lot of her thoughts
in it,” she says.
While Sydni says she is grateful for
the help from family and friends, she